Which of the Following Is the Clearest Evidence of Employment

question 66

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is the clearest evidence of employment discrimination against minority employees?

• A) The average wages of minority workers are lower than the average wages of whites.
• B) The average wages of minority employees are lower than the average wages of whites with similar productivity characteristics.
• C) The mean number of years of schooling of minority workers is lower than that of whites.
• D) The average hours worked by minority employees exceeds the hours worked by whites.

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Definitions:

Import Commodities

Goods or services brought into one country from another for the purpose of trade.

Economic Organization

Structured arrangements within an economy that determine how resources are allocated, goods are produced, and services are distributed.

Socialism

A system of economic organization in which (1) the ownership and control of the basic means of production rest with the state and (2) resource allocation is determined by centralized planning rather than by market forces.

Central Planning

A system where decisions about production, investment, and distribution are made by the government or a centralized authority.